WHO IS REALLY IS
FAMILY? After a short important review from last week’s study and a brief
reminder of who we are as followers of our Messiah and King- not followers of
religion…here’s a great memory verse that will help you greatly in conforming
your thoughts (renewing your mind) to
the Word and promise of YHWH. Knowing this verse by saying daily about yourself… (Galatians 2:20)“I
have been impaled(crucified)with Messiah, and I no longer live, but
Messiah lives in me. 1And that which I now live in the flesh I live by belief(faith-trust)in the Son of Elohim, who loved me and gave Himself for
me.Footnote:
1 Rom. 8:10, 2 Cor. 6:16, 2 Cor. 13:5, Eph. 3:17, Col. 1:27, 1 John
4:4.

As we are renewing our minds in
Him, we are crucified (dying to
ourselves) that we become daily more like Him! Simply put as John said; He
must increase and we must decrease! We know it is the goodness, kindness and
love of YHWH that draws men to repentance- NOT our KNOWLEDGE! Rom 2:4Do you
despise the riches of His kindness, and tolerance, and patience 1, not knowing
that the kindness of Elohim leads you to repentance? Footnote: 1 2
Peter 3:9.

(Romans 12:1)
I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through the compassion of Elohim,
to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart, well-pleasing to Elohim –
your reasonable worship. (Romans 12:2) And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind, so that you prove(know) what is that good and
well-pleasing, perfect desire(will)
of Elohim.

Last week we learned we are not
to remain babes- we are REQUIRED to grow up and walk by faith. How could we
ever be considered KINGS and PRIESTS unless we mature in our walk and
obedience? We must forgive to be forgiven otherwise we are hell bound without
love! Growing up is sometimes is difficult- ask any teenager! I believe Father
is now making His body aware of the need for us to mature and grow up
spiritually. I now have an understanding of why we must no longer take offenseas
this allows envying and STRIFE (We can be
like babies and the immature who don’t get our way) and allows the enemy of
our souls to work against us. When we take offense- normally the next thing our
mouths would naturally do is speak against that person who has offended us.
TAKE NO OFFENSE! So, how do
we determine if the growth process is proceeding? Are we among those who take
offense easily? Here is our instruction to tame our tongue:

(James 3:10)Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and
cursing. My brothers, this should not be so. (James 3:11) Does the
fountain send forth the sweet and the bitter from the same opening? (James 3:12)
My brothers, is a fig tree able to bear olives, or a grapevine figs? So
neither is a fountain able to make salt and sweet water. (James 3:13)
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior
his works in meekness of wisdom. (James 3:14) But if you have bitter jealousy and
self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast against and lie against the truth. (James 3:15)
This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but it is earthly,
unspiritual, and demonic. (James 3:16)For where jealousy and
self-seeking are- (envy and strife),there is confusion and every foul deed. (James 3:17)
But the wisdom from above is first clean, then peaceable, gentle, ready
to obey, filled with compassion and good fruits, without partiality and without
hypocrisy.

We
start our lives as believers as BABIES but we are commanded to grow up and walk
by trust and faith!

KJV (Mat 18:3) and (Yahshua) said, Verily I say unto you,
except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 18:4)Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Mat
18:5)And
whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives me. (Mat 18:6)But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe
in me, it was better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, andthathe were
drowned in the depth of the sea. (Mat 18:7)Woe unto the world
because of offences! For it
must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom
the offence cometh! (Mat 18:8)Wherefore if thy hand
or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and castthemfrom thee: it is
better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. (Mat
18:9)And
if your eye offend you, pluck it out, and castitfrom thee: it is
better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to
be cast into hell fire. (Mat 18:10)Take heed that ye
despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their
angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Most
“believers” are trapped by religion without a demonstration of any power;
sadly, THEY BELIEVE SIGNS, WONDERS AND ALL POWER IS DEMONIC! We are commanded
to turn away from this nonsense that is fearful and wrongly assumes hasatan has
power but not our Messiah and King Yahshua- (Jesus)

(2Ti 3:1)But
know this, that in the last days hard times shall come.(2Ti 3:2) For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of
money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless,
wrong-doers, (2Ti 3:3) unloving, unforgiving,
slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good, (2Ti 3:4) betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim, (2Ti 3:5)having a form of reverence1(religion but not relationship and
intimacy)but denying its power. And turn away from these! Footnote: 1 See
v. 13, Isa. 24:5-6, Mt. 24:12, Rom. 1:30-31, 2 Thess. 2:3-11.

Here’s why we cannot think
like that:

(Luke 11:9)“And I
say to you: ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock
and it shall be opened to you.(Luke 11:10)“For everyone asking receives, and he who is seeking finds,
and to him who is knocking it shall be opened. (Luke 11:11)“And
what father among you whose son asks for bread shall give him a stone, or if he
asks for a fish shall give him a snake instead of a fish, (Luke 11:12) or if he
asks for an egg shall give him a scorpion?(Demonic realm)(Luke 11:13)“If you then, being
wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your
Father from heaven give the Set-apart Spirit to those asking Him?”

ABOUT
LOVE AND MATURITY; we know that faith(believing)works by LOVE. (Gal 5:6) For in Messiah יהושע neither circumcision nor un-circumcision
has any strength, but belief (faith) working through love. Perhaps we should do an inspection
of our attitudes concerning other believers who don’t worship or believe
exactly as we do- I expect some of us must repent to ever stand in His
presence! (John
13:34)“A renewed command I
give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love
one another. (John 13:35) “By this shall
all know that you are my taught ones, if
you have love for one another.”

Obstacles and difficulties
will mature us

(Hebrews 5:5)
So also the Messiah did not extol Himself to become High Priest, but it
was He who said to Him, “You are My Son; today I have
brought you forth.”1Footnote: 1 See
1:5, Ps. 2:7. (Hebrews 5:6) As He also says in another place, “You are a priest forever according to the order of
Malkitseḏeq,”1Footnote: 1 Ps.
110:4. (Hebrews 5:7) who, in the days of His flesh, when He had
offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to Him who was
able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His reverent fear, (Hebrews 5:8)though being a Son, He learned obedience by what He
suffered. (Hebrews 5:9) And having been perfected(matured),
He became the Causer of everlasting deliverance to all those obeying Him, (Hebrews 5:10) having been designated by Elohim a
High Priest “according to the order of Malkitseḏeq,” (Hebrews
5:11) concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since
you have become dull of hearing. (Hebrews 5:12) For indeed, although by this time you ought
to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first elements of the
Words of Elohim. And you have become such as need milk and not solid food. (Hebrews 5:13)
For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of
righteousness, for he is a babe. (Hebrews 5:14) But solid food is for the mature whose
senses have been trained by practice to discern both good and evil. Let us consider
carefully loved one. Growing up
spiritually is of vast importance – perhaps even more important than our
physical growing up. We are to be found BLAMELESS at our King’s appearing so we
must grow up now: (1Th 5:23) And the Elohim of peace Himself set you
completely apart, and your entire spirit, and being (soul), and body - be preserved
blameless at the coming of our Master יהושע Messiah!

Loved One, our hearts must make the decision to become all about
RELATIONSHIP and not DUTY which is RELIGION. Too many of us are caught by
religion, which is LOVELESS. You and I are Yahshua’s Family if we diligently
seek TRUTH; you (we) are “Loved Ones”
when we seek Him with all our hearts! (Jeremiah 29:11)
‘For I know the plans I am planning for you,’ declares יהוה, ‘plans of
peace and not of evil, to give you a future and hope. (Jeremiah 29:12) ‘Then you shall call on
me, and shall come and pray to me, and I shall listen to you. (Jeremiah 29:13)
‘And
you shall seek me, and shall find me, when you search for me with all
your heart 1. Footnote: 1 Dt.
4:29, Joel 2:12. (Jeremiah 29:14) ‘And I shall be found by you,’ declares יהוה, ‘and I shall turn back your captivity,
and shall gather you from all the gentiles and from all the places where I have
driven you, declares יהוה. And I shall bring
you back to the place from which I have exiled you.’ If we are caught up in
“religion” everyone will know---perhaps except us, because Yahshua told us
people everywhere would know us by our LOVE--- not our knowledge. Frankly, we
are unusable for producing fruit which alone glorifies our Father in Heaven,
without receiving His Ruach HaKodesh fully--- which makes us a witness. It is
His download of love for those who are humble enough to submit to Him. Yahshua
tells us when we become real witnesses; (Act 1:8)“But you
shall receive power when the Set-apart Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in
Yerushalayim, and in all Yehuḏah and Shomeron, and to the end of the earth.”

If we find ourselves “lukewarm” and
not hungry for Him- just going through the religious motions- perhaps we should
gain wisdom and consider His warning.

(Rev 3:15)“I know
your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or
hot.(Rev 3:16)“So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you out of
my mouth.(Rev 3:17)“Because you say, ‘Rich I am, and I am made rich, and need
none at all,’ and do not know that you arewretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.(Rev 3:18)“I
advise you to buy from me gold
refined in the fire, 1(faith or trust is gained in fiery trials- it seems also to be when we
seek Him the most)so that you become rich; (real wealth or true riches is His favor and
power to overcome all the schemes of hell) and white garments, so that you become
dressed(washed in the
blood of the Lamb and the Word so that the enemy has no hold on us to condemn
us; therefore allowing hasatan only to remain condemned), so that the shame of your nakedness might not be shown; and anoint your eyes with ointment, so that
you see.(Anointed by the
Ruach (Holy Spirit) and the Word that brigs light and wisdom in every trial or
circumstance we face)Footnote: 1 Ps.
19:10, Ps. 119:72 & 127, Prov. 30:5. (Rev 3:19)“As
many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.(Rev 3:20)“See, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice
and opens the door, I shall come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (Rev 3:21)“To him who
overcomes I shall give to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat
down with My Father on His throne. (Rev 3:22)“He, who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ ”

I consider all “Truth
Seekers” family and therefore loved ones. Once again, here’s why; (Matthew 12:46) While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with
him.(Matthew 12:47) Then one said unto him, Behold, your
mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak with you. (Matthew 12:48) But he answered and said unto him that told him, whoismymother?Andwhoaremybrothers?

(Matthew 12:49) And he stretched forth his hand toward
his disciples, and said, beholdmymotherandmybrothers! (Matthew 12:50)ForwhosoevershalldothewillofmyFatherwhichisinheaven,the sameismybrother,andsister,andmother. Understand if we are willing to humble ourselves
and submit to the will of YHWH and do the Father’s will(His TORAH /Instructions)
we are Yahshua’s (Jesus’) family!

Have WE also inherited
lies? Most Likely!

We should also realize a
truth: Jeremiah prophesied that in the DAY
OF AFFLICTION(Comment: Hebrew idiom for Jacob’s Trouble or also
known as the Great Tribulation in the last days) we would recognize (YHWH
reveals truth) and become aware of the fact that we have added to and
subtracted from His FEASTS and commands! These are lies that really don’t
please Him because they have pagan roots and are man-made (added and subtracted
from the WORD) traditions that make the word of YHWH of none effect!
(Jeremiah 16:19) O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and
my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto
thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, surely our fathers have
inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein thereis no profit. (Deuteronomy 4:2)“Do
not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it1, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am
commanding you. Footnote: 1 See
also 12:32, Prov. 30:6, Rev. 22:18-19.

Can we even imagine thinking we were serving YHWH our whole lives’ and
hear Him tell us we inherited lies and were workers of Lawlessness
(Torahlessness)- that He never knew us and to depart from us; that we
actually were disobedient following pagan traditions we inherited?This experience would and will cause many to go
screaming in horror, weeping and gnashing of teeth, into the flames of
hell! Oh Yah- Change us NOW! Reveal your
TRUTH to us that we may be pleasing in your sight! Nothing is too hard for you
YHWH! You are family(LOVED
ONES)if you are humble enough to be a truth searcher. One who desires truth and obedience to your
Creator- more than you want acceptance from men and their traditions.

This group would include
us who are willing to pick up our burial stake and follow Him. Why do I use burial stake? Because you and I
must be willing to decrease as He
increases in us. He changes not and that only leaves you and I to do
the changing, Yahshua put it like this: (Matthew 16:24)
Then said Yahshua to his disciples, If anymanwillcomeafterme,lethimdenyhimself,andtake uphiscross,andfollowme. (Matthew 16:25)Forwhosoeverwillsavehislifeshallloseit:andwhosoeverwilllosehislifefor my sakeshallfindit. (Matthew 16:26)Forwhatisamanprofited,ifheshallgainthewholeworld,andlosehis ownsoul?Orwhatshallamangivein exchangeforhissoul?

We must be willing to
humble ourselves and accept the engrafted word when we discover truth.This
losing our life for Him is not just physical. As we are changed into His image
we are losing our old person (ality)
and gaining HIM! To the degree we
are hungry for Him we will be changed- no more or less. (Matthew 5:6)Blessedarethey which do hungerandthirstafterrighteousness:fortheyshallbefilled.

Let’s get hungry for more
of Him and less of us- I suspect we will be most happy not to hear these words
from Yahshua!

(Mat 15:7)“Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about
you, saying,(Mat 15:8) ‘This people draw
near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is
far from Me.(Mat 15:9)‘But
in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”1Footnote: 1 Isa.
29:13, Mk. 7:7, 2 Ki. 17:19.

We
start our lives as believers as BABIES but we are commanded to grow up and walk
by trust and faith!

KJV (Mat 18:3) and (Yahshua) said, Verily I say unto you,
except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 18:4)Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Mat
18:5)And
whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives me. (Mat 18:6)But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe
in me, it was better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, andthathe were
drowned in the depth of the sea. (Mat 18:7)Woe unto the world
because of offences! For it
must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom
the offence cometh! (Mat 18:8)Wherefore if thy hand
or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and castthemfrom thee: it is
better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. (Mat 18:9)And
if your eye offend you, pluck it out, and castitfrom thee: it is
better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to
be cast into hell fire. (Mat 18:10)Take heed that ye
despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their
angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Many “believers are trapped
by religion without a demonstration of any power; sadly, THEY BELIEVE SIGNS,
WONDERS AND ALL POWER IS DEMONIC! We are commanded to turn away from this
nonsense that is fearful and wrongly assumes hasatan has power but not our
Messiah and King Yahshua- (Jesus)

(2Ti 3:1)But
know this, that in the last days hard times shall come.(2Ti 3:2) For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of
money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless,
wrong-doers, (2Ti 3:3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without
self-control, fierce, haters of good, (2Ti 3:4) betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim, (2Ti 3:5)having a form of reverence 1(religion but not relationship and
intimacy)but denying its power. And turn away from these! Footnote: 1 See v. 13, Isa. 24:5-6, Mt. 24:12,
Rom. 1:30-31, 2 Thess. 2:3-11.

Here’s why we cannot think
like that:

(Luke 11:9)“And I
say to you: ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock
and it shall be opened to you.(Luke 11:10)“For everyone asking receives, and he who is seeking finds,
and to him who is knocking it shall be opened. (Luke 11:11)“And
what father among you whose son asks for bread shall give him a stone, or if he
asks for a fish shall give him a snake instead of a fish, (Luke 11:12) or if he
asks for an egg shall give him a scorpion?(Demonic realm)(Luke 11:13)“If you then, being
wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your
Father from heaven give the Set-apart Spirit to those asking Him?”

ABOUT
LOVE AND MATURITY; we know that faith(believing)works by LOVE. (Gal 5:6) For in Messiah יהושע neither circumcision nor un-circumcision
has any strength, but belief (faith) working through love. Perhaps we should do an inspection
of our attitudes concerning other believers who don’t worship or believe
exactly as we do- I expect some of us must repent to ever stand in His
presence! (John 13:34)“A renewed command I
give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love
one another. (John 13:35) “By this shall
all know that you are my taught ones, if
you have love for one another.”

Obstacles and difficulties
will mature us

(Hebrews 5:5)
So also the Messiah did not extol Himself to become High Priest, but it
was He who said to Him, “You are My Son; today I have
brought you forth.” 1Footnote: 1
See 1:5, Ps. 2:7. (Hebrews 5:6) As He also says in another place, “You are a priest forever according to the order of
Malkitseḏeq,” 1Footnote: 1 Ps.
110:4. (Hebrews 5:7) who, in the days of His flesh, when He had
offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to Him who was
able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His reverent fear, (Hebrews 5:8)though being a Son, He learned obedience by what He
suffered. (Hebrews 5:9) And having been perfected(matured),
He became the Causer of everlasting deliverance to all those obeying Him, (Hebrews 5:10) having been designated by Elohim a
High Priest “according to the order of Malkitseḏeq,” (Hebrews
5:11) concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since
you have become dull of hearing. (Hebrews 5:12) For indeed, although by this time you ought
to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first elements of the
Words of Elohim. And you have become such as need milk and not solid food. (Hebrews 5:13)
For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of
righteousness, for he is a babe. (Hebrews 5:14) But solid food is for the mature whose
senses have been trained by practice to discern both good and evil. Let us consider
carefully loved one. Growing up
spiritually is of vast importance – perhaps even more important than our
physical growing up. We are to be found BLAMELESS at our King’s appearing so we
must grow up now: (1Th 5:23) And the Elohim of peace Himself set you
completely apart, and your entire spirit, and being (soul), and body - be preserved
blameless at the coming of our Master יהושע Messiah!

Promises guaranteed (Blessings) by the Creator
for obeying Him and curses guaranteed for disobeying Him! This applies to many
countries including our beloved USA- Note how the correction and punishment
highlights are serious in length and how the “IF” makes all promises
conditional to our obedience which Yahshua (Jesus) defines as loving Him

(John 14:21)“He who possesses my commands and guards(does) them; it is he who loves me. And he who loves
me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest myself to
him.”

Compare the above verse with Leviticus
below:

(Lev 26:3)‘If
you walk in my laws and guard my commands, and shall do them, (Lev 26:4)then I shall
give you rain in its season, and the land shall yield its crops, and the trees
of the field yield their fruit. (Lev 26:5) ‘And your
threshing shall last till the time of the grape harvest and the grape harvest
shall last till the time of sowing. And you shall eat your bread until you have
enough, and shall dwell in your land safely.(Lev 26:6) ‘And
I shall give peace in the land, and you shall lie down and no one make you
afraid. And I shall clear the land of evil beasts, and not let the sword go
through your land. (Lev 26:7)‘And you shall
pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. (Lev 26:8) ‘And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of
you pursue ten thousand. And your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.(Lev 26:9)‘And I shall turn to you and make you bear
fruit, and shall increase you, and shall establish my covenant with you. (Lev 26:10) ‘And you shall eat the old supply, and clear out the old
because of the new. (Lev 26:11) ‘And I shall set
My Dwelling Place in your midst, and my being shall not reject you.(Lev 26:12) ‘And I shall walk in your midst, and shall be your Elohim,
and you shall be my people. (Lev 26:13) ‘I am יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out of the
land of Mitsrayim, from being their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your
yoke and made you walk upright. (Lev 26:14)‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not do all these
commands,(Lev 26:15)and if you
reject My laws, or if your being loathes My right-rulings, so that you do not
do all My commands, but break My covenant,(Lev 26:16)I also do this to you: And I shall appoint sudden alarm
over you, wasting disease and inflammation, destroying the eyes, and consuming
the life. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.(Lev 26:17)‘And I shall set my face against you, and
you shall be smitten before your enemies. And those who hate you shall rule
over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. (Lev 26:18)‘And after all this, if you do not obey me, then I shall
punish you seven times more for your sins.(Lev 26:19)‘And
I shall break the pride of your power, and shall make your heavens like iron
and your earth like bronze. (Lev 26:20)‘And your
strength shall be spent in vain and your land will not yield its crops, nor do
the trees of the land yield their fruit. (Lev 26:21)‘And
if you walk contrary to me, and refuse to obey Me, I shall bring on you seven
times more plagues, according to your sins, (Lev 26:22)and
send wild beasts among you, which shall bereave you of your children. And I
shall cut off your livestock, and make you few in number, and your highways
shall be deserted.(Lev 26:23)‘And if you are
not instructed by me by these, but walk contrary to me,(Lev 26:24)then I also shall walk contrary to you, and I myself
shall smite you seven times for your sins. (Lev 26:25)‘And
I shall bring against you a sword executing the vengeance of my covenant, and
you shall gather together in your cities, and I shall send pestilence among
you, and you shall be given into the hand of the enemy.(Lev 26:26) ‘When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall
bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back to you your bread by weight
and you shall eat and not be satisfied.(Lev 26:27) ‘And
if in spite of this, you do not obey me, but walk contrary to me,(Lev 26:28)then I shall
walk contrary to you in wrath. And I myself shall punish you seven times for
your sins.(Lev 26:29) ‘And you shall
eat the flesh of your sons, and eat the flesh of your daughters.(Lev 26:30) ‘And I shall destroy your high places, and cut down your
sun-pillars, and put your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols. And my
being shall loathe you.(Lev 26:31)‘And I shall turn
your cities into ruins and lay your set-apart places waste, and not smell your
sweet fragrances.(Lev 26:32)‘And I shall lay the land waste, and your enemies who
dwell in it shall be astonished at it. (Lev 26:33)‘And
I shall scatter you among the gentiles and draw out a sword after you. And your
land shall be desert and your cities ruins, (Lev 26:34)and the land enjoy its Sabbaths as
long as it lays waste and you are in your enemies’ land. Then the land would
rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.(Lev 26:35) ‘As long as it lays waste it rests, for the
time it did not rest on your Sabbaths when you dwelt in it. (Lev 26:36)‘And as for those of you who are left, I shall send
faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a
shaken leaf shall cause them to flee. And they shall flee as though retreating
from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues. (Lev 26:37)‘And they shall stumble over one another, as from before
a sword, when no one pursues. And you shall be unable to stand before your
enemies. (Lev 26:38)‘And you shall
perish among the gentiles, (Heathen)and the land of your enemies shall eat you up,(Lev 26:39)and those of you who are left rot away in
their crookedness in your enemies’ lands, and also in their fathers’ crookedness's rot away with them.(Lev 26:40) ‘But if they confess their crookedness and the crookedness
of their fathers, with their trespass in which they trespassed against me, and
that they also have walked contrary to me,(Lev 26:41)and that I
also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their
enemies – if their uncircumcised heart is then humbled, and they accept the
punishment of their crookedness,(Lev 26:42)then I shall
remember my covenant with Yaʽaqoḇ, and also my covenant with Yitsḥaq, and
also remember my covenant with Aḇraham, and remember the land.(Lev 26:43) ‘For the land was abandoned by them, and
enjoying its Sabbaths while lying waste without them, and they were paying for
their crookedness, because they rejected my right-rulings and because their
being loathed my laws. (Lev 26:44) ‘And yet for all this, when they are in the
land of their enemies, I shall not reject them, nor shall I loathe them so as
to destroy them and break my covenant with them. I am יהוה
their Elohim. (Lev 26:45)‘Then I shall remember for their sake the covenant of the
ancestors whom I brought out of the land of Mitsrayim before the eyes of the
nations to be their Elohim. I am יהוה.’ (Lev 26:46) These are the laws and the right-rulings and
the Torot 1 which יהוה made between Himself and the children of Yisra’ĕl on Mount
Sinai by the hand of Mosheh. Footnote: 1 Torot
- plural of Torah, teaching.

The tithe of the INCREASE belongs to YHWH!

(Lev 27:1)
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Lev 27:2)
“Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When a man separates a
vow, by your evaluation of lives unto יהוה,
(Lev 27:3) when your evaluation is of a male
from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your evaluation shall be
fifty sheqels of silver, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place. (Lev 27:4)
‘And if it is a female, then your evaluation shall be thirty sheqels; (Lev 27:5) and
if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your evaluation for a male
shall be twenty sheqels, and for a female ten sheqels; (Lev 27:6) and if from a month old up
to five years old, then your evaluation for a male shall be five sheqels of
silver, and for a female your evaluation shall be three sheqels of silver; (Lev 27:7) and
if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your evaluation shall
be fifteen sheqels, and for a female ten sheqels. (Lev 27:8) ‘But if he is too poor to
pay your evaluation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the
priest shall set a value for him. According to the ability of him who vowed,
the priest shall value him. (Lev 27:9) ‘And if it is a beast of which they bring an
offering to יהוה, all such given to יהוה is set-apart. (Lev 27:10) ‘He is not to replace it
or exchange it, well for spoilt or spoilt for good. And if he at all exchanges
beast for beast, then both it and the one exchanged for it is set-apart. (Lev 27:11)
‘And if it is any unclean beast of which they do not bring an
offering to יהוה, then he shall
present the beast before the priest; (Lev 27:12) and the priest shall value it, whether it is
good or spoilt. According to your evaluation, O priest, so it shall be. (Lev 27:13)
‘But if he indeed redeems it, then he shall add one-fifth to your
evaluation. (Lev 27:14) ‘And when a man sets his house apart, to be
set-apart to יהוה, then the priest
shall value it, whether it is good or spoilt. As the priest values it, so it
stands. (Lev 27:15) ‘And if he who sets it apart does redeem his
house, then he shall add one-fifth of the silver of your evaluation to it, and
it shall be his. (Lev 27:16) ‘And if a man sets apart to יהוה a field he owns, then your evaluation shall be according to the
seed for it – a ḥomer of barley seed at fifty sheqels of silver. (Lev 27:17)
‘If he sets his field apart from the Year of Jubilee, according to your
evaluation it stands. (Lev 27:18) ‘But if he sets his field apart after the
Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the silver due according to the
years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your
evaluation. (Lev 27:19) ‘And if he who sets the field apart ever
wishes to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of the silver of your
evaluation to it, and it shall be his. (Lev 27:20) ‘And if he does not redeem the field, or if
he has sold the field to another man, it is no longer redeemed, (Lev 27:21) but the field, when it is released in the
Jubilee, is set-apart to יהוה as a dedicated field,
to be the possession of the priest. (Lev 27:22) ‘And if a man sets apart to יהוה a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his
possession, (Lev 27:23) then the priest shall reckon to him the
amount of your evaluation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your
evaluation on that day, set-apart to יהוה.
(Lev 27:24)
‘In the Year of Jubilee the field returns to him from whom he bought it,
to him whose is the possession of the land. (Lev 27:25) ‘And all your evaluations
is to be according to the sheqel of the set-apart place: twenty gĕrahs to the
sheqel. (Lev 27:26) ‘However, a first-born of the beasts, which
is first-born to יהוה, no man sets it apart
– whether bull or sheep, it belongs to יהוה.
(Lev 27:27)
‘And if among the unclean beasts, then he shall ransom it
according to your evaluation, and shall add one-fifth to it. And if it is not
redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your evaluation. (Lev 27:28)
‘However, whatever a man lays under ban for יהוה
of all that he has, man and beast, or the field of his possession, is not sold
or redeemed. Whatever is laid under ban is most set-apart to יהוה. (Lev 27:29) ‘No one under the ban, under the ban among
men, is ransomed, but shall certainly be put to death. (Lev 27:30) ‘And all the tithe of the land – of the seed
of the land or of the fruit of the tree – belongs to יהוה. It is
set-apart to יהוה. (Lev 27:31) ‘If a man indeed redeems any of his tithes,
he adds one-fifth to it. (Lev 27:32) ‘And the entire tithe of the herd and of the flock
all that passes under the rod, the tenth one is set-apart to יהוה. (Lev 27:33) ‘He does not inquire whether it is good or
spoilt, nor does he exchange it. And if he exchanges it at all, then both it
and the one exchanged for it are set-apart, it is not redeemed.’ ” (Lev 27:34) these are the commands which יהוה commanded Mosheh for the children of
Yisra’ĕl on Mount Sinai.

Might be some more “traditions” we need to
depart from! Knowing His name seems to be more important than many would have us
believe!

(Jeremiah 16:19)
O יהוה, my strength
and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles shall come
to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers
have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.” 1Footnote: 1 See Ps. 147:19, Isa. 2:3, Isa.
60:2-3, John 4:22, Rom. 2:20, Rom. 3:2, Rom. 9:4. (Jeremiah 16:20)
Would a man make mighty ones for himself, which are not mighty ones? (Jeremiah 16:21)“Therefore
see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know my hand and my
might. And they shall know that My Name is יהוה!”(Jeremiah 17:1)
“The sin of Yehuḏah is written with a pen of
iron, engraved with the point of a diamond on the tablet of their heart, and on
the horns of your altars, (Jeremiah 17:2) while their children remember their altars
and their Ashĕrim by the spreading trees on the high hills. (Jeremiah 17:3)
“My mountain in the field, I give as plunder your wealth, all your
treasures, your high places of sin, throughout all your borders. (Jeremiah 17:4)
“And you, even of yourself, shall let go of your inheritance which I
gave you. And I shall make you serve your enemies in a land which you have not
known, for you have kindled a fire in my displeasure which burns forever.” (Jeremiah 17:5)
Thus said יהוה, “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, and
whose heart turns away from יהוה.(Jeremiah 17:6)
“For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and not see when good
comes, and shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land that
is not inhabited. (Jeremiah 17:7)“Blessed is the man who trusts in יהוה, and whose
trust is יהוה. (Jeremiah 17:8) “For he shall be like a tree planted by
the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and does not see when
heat comes. And his leaf shall be green, and in the year of drought he is not
anxious, nor does he cease from yielding fruit. (Jeremiah 17:9)“The
heart is crooked 1 above all, and desperately sick – who
shall know it? Footnote: 1 See 7:24, 16:12,
18:12, 23:(Jeremiah 17:10) “I, יהוה,
search the heart; I try the kidneys, and give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds. (Jeremiah 17:11) “As a partridge that broods but does not hatch;
so is he who gets riches, not by righteousness. It leaves him in the midst of
his days, and at his end he is a fool.” (Jeremiah 17:12) An esteemed throne,
exalted from the beginning, is the place of our set-apart place. (Jeremiah 17:13)
O יהוה, the expectation of Yisra’ĕl, all who
forsake you are put to shame. “Those who depart from me shall be written in the
earth, because they have forsaken יהוה,
the fountain of living waters.” 1Footnote: 1 See 2:13. (Jeremiah 17:14)Heal me, O יהוה, so that I am healed.
Save me, so that I am saved, for you are my praise.

Hey this is not instructions for just marriage- but
also friends, associates- etc. ---

(2Co 6:14)Do
not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership have
righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?(2Co 6:15)
And what agreement has Messiah with Beliyaʽal?
Or what part does a believer have with an unbeliever? (2Co
6:16) And what union has the
Dwelling Place of Elohim with idols? You are a Dwelling Place of the living
Elohim, as Elohim has said, “I shall dwell in them
and walk among them, and I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be my people.”

Perhaps we should really pay attention to what YHWH describes
through Moses and the Prophets what is CLEAN and UNCLEAN!

(2Co 6:17)Therefore, “Come
out from among them and be separate, says יהוה,
and do not touch what is unclean, and I shall receive you.(2Co 6:18)“And I shall be a Father to you, and you shall
be sons and daughters to me, says יהוה the Almighty.”

Loved One-
my prayer for you and your loved ones is simple. That you spend time with those
you love most, and this includes (hopefully) your coming King! Further, that He
will direct you, protect you, provide for you and use you mightily to produce
fruit (as you walk in His love which alone never fails and brings more brothers
and sisters in) for His Kingdom- especially since we all know our time is
temporary here- also that you are a light and a witness to those not yet “sold
out” to obedience to YHWH that brings blessings not curses. We know that
legalism is obeying man made and added commands and pagan holidays and obeying
Him always brings blessings and is called OBEDIENCE! (Obeying Him is not
legalism) HalleluYAH Loved One!

Billie and
I wish and pray upon you ALL the love from Heaven your heart desires- INTIMACY
with your KING! (You will never receive more than you desire- so ASK HIM FOR
MORE HUNGER AND THIRST FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HE PROMISES- WE WILL BE FILLED)
I promise He will gladly give you that hunger and thirst for righteousness
because He stands at the DOOR and knocks, anyone who hears His voice and will
invite Him in- and He promises to come and fellowship with you. (Revelation 3:19)
“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So
be ardent and repent.(Revelation 3:20)“See, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I shall come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.(Revelation 3:21)“To him who overcomes
I shall give to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with
My Father on His throne. (Revelation 3:22)“He, who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ ” Finally, (Matthew 5:6)“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness,1because they shall
be filled.Footnote:
1 Isa. 55:1-2, Mt. 4:4, John 6:48-51. (Matthew
5:7)“Blessed are the compassionate, because they
shall obtain compassion.(Matthew 5:8)“Blessed are the clean in heart, 1because they shall see Elohim.Footnote: 1 Ps. 24:3-4.

Shalom to
your home loved one,

Thurston

Continued
explanation of 2012-13 Torah Cycle restart at beginning of months… It is about YHWH restoring all things which
sometimes means we are walking alone. I start over annually when YHWH’s year
starts over; this is not to say that I am correct and others are wrong, I just
happen to believe we will never challenge our older brother Judah by following
his traditions. I expect Judah will be moved by our obedience to His Torah
(Words of Scripture) and seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders following our obedience-
Does the statement above mean
we are not to grab the tzitzit of Yehuda and take hold and learn from them? Of course not, we absolutely
should learn of them and from them- just not ingest and keep that which is
traditions that go against His words! Especially since we are the ten (Ten scattered northern
tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship which parallels closely as
a pig slop eating prodigal brother)

Let’s look; (Zechariah 8:22) ‘And many peoples and strong nations shall come
to seek יהוה of hosts
in Yerushalayim, and to pray before יהוה.’
(Zechariah 8:23) “Thus said יהוה
of hosts, ‘In those days(Now? YES
and in the future also!)Ten men(10 scattered northern tribes called
Ephraim and Israel) from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the
garment of a man, a Yehuḏite1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1John 4:22